Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
HERE AND THERE.

low In WlSCOnSln was one With angels who wore bustles.
 A daughter was born to Secretary and Mrs Whitney, Sunday morning. Mother and child are doing finely.
 James w. Hyatt, of Norwalk, has been appointed United States bank ex- aminer for Connecticut and Rhode Island.
 Two men at Danbury had lifting match with their teeth last week. Each lifted the same, 1SO1 pounds, but one broke his jaw.
 The dam of the Renfrew company at Dalton. Mass, was carried away Mon day afternoon.
 The Gilbert Clock Co.,, of Winsted, has recently received from the old world an order for clocks which will occupy the works six months.
 The large ice house of the Mutual Benefit Ice company, at East Park near Pougheepsie, N. Y., was totally destroy ed by fire last Friday night. Loss $7O,- OOC insurance not known.
 The house of the late Miss Caroline Parmelee of Litch6eld, will soon be closed for the winter. This is the oldest building in that village and has never been unoccupied in the preceding 100 years.
 Hugh Read, who owned a paper-box factory near Bethel, shot himself through Illness, with family afhictions and busi- ness troubles, led to the act.
 The river and harbor appropriations of Congress include $6 GOO for Bridge port, $5. 5.OOO for Black Rock and $2,5OO for the Housatonic river.
 Dr William Greenleaf Elliott, presi- dent of Washington university, St. Louis, died at Christian, Miss, Jan. "A, aged 75.
 The Connecticut Pharmaceutical as- soclation will hold it's eleventh annual session at the Hotel Winthrop in Meri- den, beginning Tuesday, February | The banquet will be served at the hotel session will be held on Wednesday.
 The trial of Edwin H. Potter of North Adams, for manslaughter was con- cluded in the district court at Pittsfeld last Saturday. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty of manslaughter as charged in the indictment. On Monday he was sentenced t, the house of cor rection for four years.
 William Daley, fifteen years old, while working at the ore bed in West Stock bridge, last Monday was caught in the shafting His head was knocked against the rafters, crushing his skull and caus- ing fatal injuries.
 As result of the coal strike the Good year India Rubber Glove Manufactur- ing company of Naugatuck have shut down for want of coal. and 1000 hands are thrown out of employment.
 A correspondent of the Country Gentleman, with thirty -four years ex- perience, says more work can be got out of men on the ten hour system than on the sunrise to sunset plan.
 A girl working in one of the Bidde- ford, Me-, mills is the thirty y-second child of the same father and mother, and twenty three of her brothers and sisters still live, and write to her every week She receives more letters than any woman in Biddeford.
 They say there is toboggan slide in town, but we think the report originated with the person who slid down the stairs in the rear of Bradstreet's block in 8 pan of ashes. If that is what they call tobogganing. few will be found to par ticipate in the sport. 7homeaston Esc- press.
 Mrs Clarissa Davenport Raymond of Wilton, the oldest person in the state, died on Wednesday, January 18th at the remarkable age of 1O4 years, 8 months and "A days Her husband, Samuel Raymond, died in 1914. She has many descendants, including number of great-great- -grandchildren Until she was past 100 she read ordinary type easily, and later surprised all who knew her by the promptness and accuracy of her recollection. .... ..
 Kennedy, Barnum's $5,OOO African lion which has been sick with spinal meningitis at the winter quarters in Bridgeport, was killed by chloroform last Wednesday. It took three-quarters of a pound to do the work, and it was not till five minutes after the stuff was administered that the animal died. The skin and skeleton will be placed in the Barnum museum at Tufts college.
 Mir Randall and his followers have practically agreed upon tariff bill, which will be presented to the House next week. In brief, the bill provides for reduction of $5S, ,OOO, ,OOO, 5000, GOO of which will be taken from tariff revenue. MT Randall believes the bill will pass.
 It is said that the borough lookup is full of tramps every night and they are anxious to be sent to Litchfield. A man who is so bad off that he wishes to be sent to Litchfeld in the winter deserves the sympathy of the on ire community. -Winsted Press.
 The last weeks envoice of prisoners to our county jail in Litchfeld was composed of five cases of assault and three of intoxication. Six of them were from Winchester, one from New Hart ford and one from New Milford all license towns.
 To add to the content of Senator Dawes, hls reelection is followed by the action of the lower house of congress in passing the conference bill providing for the allotment of lands in severalty to such indians as desire it, This is one of the measures for which MT Dawes has labored so long and faith lly.-HarJford CouraW.
 There has not been so many quails in the winter season in @ number of years as there are this winter. Henry Warner of Watertown, has been feeding flock of them all winter at his barn. They are as tame as chickens.
 Less than two years ago there was scarcely toboggan to be had at any ot the great toy or sporting goods houses.